Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oaklands Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Avenue (BR4 9LF) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Shortlands & Park Langley average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Oaklands Avenue (BR4 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Grove, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oaklands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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